Dr. Munawar Khan presents on the importance of personal hygiene and grooming practices for good health and a smart personality. He discusses that personal hygiene involves prevention of infection through cleanliness and maintenance of healthy living. Some key hygienic practices he recommends include daily bathing, washing hands and feet properly, brushing teeth, wearing clean clothes, and covering your mouth when coughing or sneezing. He also discusses the importance of grooming practices like hair care, skin care, dental hygiene, hand and nail care, and foot care. Maintaining proper personal hygiene and grooming is essential for both physical and mental well-being.

1. TAKING CARE OF BODY
PRESENTED BY:
MBBS, DHMS, DPA, MAS, MRSH
PROVINCIAL BCC COORDINATOR
ENHANCED HIV / AIDS CONTROL PROGRAM
Health Department, Government of Sindh

2. FOR
Dr Munawar Bcc SACP

3. Dr Munawar Khan Bcc SACP

4. Dr Munawar Khan Bcc SACP

6. GOOD HEALTH &
SMART PERSONALITY
How can it be achieved?
By

7. WHAT IS PERSONAL HYGIENE?
• Prevention of infection through cleanliness.
• Maintenance of health and healthy living.

8. HYGIENIC PRACTICES ARE:
• Daily thorough bath & hair wash
• Washing hands, face and feet properly
• Brushing teeth
• Wearing clean clothes and keeping living area tidy

9. HYGIENIC PRACTICES ARE:
• Avoid contact with bodily fluids of others.
• Avoid direct contact with animals before eating
and sleeping
• Cover mouth and nose while coughing/sneezing.

10. HYGIENIC PRACTICES ARE:
• Avoid unclean habits such as nose picking
• Avoid licking fingers before
sticking stamps or envelopes
or counting notes or picking
up sheets of paper.
• Washing hands properly
before and after eating.
It is essential to have clean & adequate water supply to
practice hygiene

11. GROOMING PRACTICES
For looking good & to be healthy, take care of:
o Hair
o Skin
o Teeth and tongue
o Eyes
o Hands, feet and nails

12. HAIR
• Hair are your crowning glory.
• Hair should be dried properly before tying them as
wet hair can become smelly.
• Massaging the scalp with
warm oil increases blood circulation.
• Always brush and comb hair neatly .
• Losing hair is normal : it can be as much as 50-60
hair per day.

13. SKIN
• Bathe/shower everyday
• Scrubbing improves blood circulation.
• Clean your face of all make up and cosmetics before
sleeping.
• Soap & water are essential for keeping the skin clean.
• The private parts need to be cleaned and dried well with
a clean towel.
• Always wear clean cotton undergarments. If possible
change twice a day.

14. TEETH AND TONGUE
• Brush your teeth twice a day and rinse your
mouth well after every meal.
• The tooth brush should have soft bristles .
• Gum surface should be
massaged daily for few
minutes.
• Also clean the tongue

15. HANDS AND NAILS
Wash hands thoroughly with soap &
water, before and after meals and after
using washroom
Hands should be dried with clean towel
after washing.

17. FEET
• Keeping feet clean is very important to avoid
body odor and skin diseases.
• Give your feet a good scrub with sponge,
pumice stone or foot scrubber
• After daily bath dry the area in between toes.
• Keep toenails clipped.
• Cotton socks should be preferred .

18. EYES
• Good nutrition is important for healthy eyes.
Hence have plenty of fruits and vegetables.
To prevent eye strain
• Do not read in strong or dim dazzling or
flickering light .
• Do not read small or bad print.
• Do not read in stooping posture
or while lying down.
• Do not read in moving vehicle.

19. EYES (continued)
• Wash eyes with clean water
• Check your vision if you have frequent headache.
• Refractory error must be corrected early.

20. EARS
• Daily washing with soap and water is
enough to keep the outer ear clean.
• Do not put anything inside your ear like
hairpins, safety pins or blunt edged things
in your ears for cleaning wax or because
there is itching.
• If wax has accumulated and is plugging or
itching your ears ,consult your doctor

21. HYGIENE FOR BOYS
• Under the foreskin of uncircumcised boys,
secretions can collect called smegma.
• If you are uncircumcised, gently pull back the
foreskin when you have a shower and clean with
water.

22. TRAVELLER’S HYGIENE
•Drink only bottled water.
•Use safe water to clean your mouth
•When you wash your hands, make sure they
are totally dry with a clean towel before you
touch any food.
•Don’t wash fruit or vegetables
in unsafe water.
•If water is not safe then boil it
before drinking.

23. Few common ailments due to
unhealthy habits:
• Head lice and dandruffs
• Bad breath & Body odor
• Urinary tract infection
• Burping and flatulence
• Cuts and sores
• Hazards of smoking
• Computer injuries

24. HEADLICE AND DANDRUFF
• Lice are insects thriving in unclean hairs.
• Dandruff are the white tiny flakes that come off
the scalp due to dead skin.
• To prevent this wash your hair twice or thrice a
week.
• Comb & brushes should be cleaned regularly
and never shared even with friends and family.
• Hair must be brushed regularly, massage scalp
regularly ,this improves circulation.

25. URINARY INFECTION
• Do not wear tight fitting synthetic under
garments which cause excessive sweating
leading to infection .
• Drink plenty of water
• If you hold back urine, it causes stasis in the
bladder and promotes infection .

26. BAD BREATH & BODY ODOUR
• Poor oral hygiene & infection of gums results in
bad odour from mouth.
• Proper brushing of teeth & oral care can prevent
bad breath.
• Fresh perspiration(fluids secreted by the sweat
glands in the skin ), usually when allowed to
evaporate does not cause body odor. Hence it is
important to have daily bath and change clothes.

27. HAZARDS OF SMOKING
• Smoking cigarettes while cooking and serving food
is unhygienic.
• People touch their lips while smoking and may
contaminate food.
• Smoking encourages coughing
and infection.
• Passive smoking is injurious to the health of all
persons who are around a smoker.

28. CUTS AND WOUNDS
• Cuts and sores can provide an ideal place for
infection.
• Wounds must be completely covered by waterproof
dressings.
• Water-proof dressings will prevent infection.

29. KEY MESSAGE
“Keeping your body clean is important for health &
for your self esteem.”
“Personal hygiene is very important because no
one likes to be close to a person who stinks and
is dirty”.
So whoever you are & wherever you go
Remember:
Wash your hands before you eat &
your feet before you sleep”

30. Thanks